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As professional point-of-sale specialists, we have an impressive array of technology at our disposal to bring you the highest quality printed POS materials. Let's take a close look at some of our trusty POS printers to give you a better idea of what we can provide and how these amazing machines help us.

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19th January 2022

What Printing Machines Do We Use At Kolorcraft?

Printing is where we began over forty years ago and is what we are truly passionate about. We have an extensive range of machinery, digital, litho, screen print - you name it we’ve got it. We create everything, from one-off samples to full store roll-outs. We don’t just talk the talk, we walk the walk!

We have a range of large-format flatbed digital, large-format six-colour UV lithographic, small format digital and large format multi colour screen print presses. We’ve even got roll fed machinery for producing banners. And just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, we also offer an extensive range of comprehensive in-house print finishing too and we even produce our own packaging.

Screen Printing Machines

Screen printing has come a long way since it was first introduced by China's Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD) and then widely adopted by the Japanese. Screen printing basically involves transferring a design through a mesh onto a surface.  In those early days in Asia, it's believed that stencils were made out of paper and the mesh screen were woven from human hair!

The French swapped hair for silk in the 17th century but nowadays we tend to use synthetic mesh in large-scale screen printer that allow us to automate the whole process. We can print on just about any material in huge sizes with amazing accuracy and repeatability, with a wide range of Pantone colours, fluorescent inks, reflective, varnishes and even glitter!

In-House POS Printing

 

Litho printing machines

Like many great inventions, lithographic printing (or litho printing for short) was discovered by accident. In 1796, German playwright Alois Senefelder realised he could duplicate his scripts by scribbling them onto slabs of Bavarian limestone, rolling on ink and pressing everything onto paper. Genius! And if you were wondering about the name, it’s Latin. Litho means stone and graph means mark.

Thankfully, these days we don’t have to heft massive rocks around our printing studios. We’re the proud owners of an incredible cutting-edge litho printer that can run at speeds up to 12,000 sheets an hour and print on virtually anything, from paper to board and synthetic materials up to 1.2mm thick. Fast drying UV ink technology preserves colours and detail better and lets us produce really high quality POS materials.

Digital printing presses

The history of digital printing is understandably shorter than screen and litho printing. It wasn’t until the early 1990s that digital printing presses came into existence, with the world’s first digital colour printing press (called Indigo) arriving in 1993. For the first time ever, customers could enjoy high-quality, personalised short-run printing straight from a desktop at the press of a button.

Here at Kolorcraft, we can deliver small format through to large format digital printing of flat sheets up to 3 metres x 2 metres in size or continuous huge reel to reel printing. So you can expect amazing quality prints at a decent rate of knots. Our machines can print a full spectrum of bright colours and will print on just about any material.

expert marketing campaign design and printing from kolorcraft

From concept to creation, we create immersive point of sale solutions for leading retailers.

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Our list of clever solutions
is longer than your arm. 
 
From our end-to-end support
platform to account managers
who can sit in your office, ours,
or both - we’ve got you covered.
 
We’re big on value and even
bigger on delivering marketing
campaigns that actually inspire
and hit the mark.
 
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From one-off samples to
full-scale rollouts, we
produce it all. Shelf
talkers? Easy. Complex
3D Displays? Bring it on.
 
At Kolorcraft, POS is our
bread and butter, we’ll
design it, produce it,
pack it, and make sure
it lands in the right
store, bang on time.
 
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At Kolorcraft, speed and
accuracy aren’t optional,
they’re the job.
 
We don’t cut corners, we
just get it right, first time,
every time. You tell us
what you need, we’ll
deliver it, no faff, no fuss.
 
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Our Account Managers
live and breathe POS.
We’ll become part of your
in-house marketing team,
working alongside you
to make your life easier.
 
From helping you to plan
your budget and meet your
environmental targets, to
carrying out in-store audits
and ensuring everything
is running smoothly, we’re
here to bring your visions
to life.
 

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We love nothing more than
providing excellent POS
marketing solutions to our
customers.
 
We have a wide range of
examples to show you just
how good we are at it.
 
Read our collection of case
studies and find out how
we approach each individual
case to ensure top-quality
solutions each and every
time.
 
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Yes, that’s right, we’ve won
awards! You don’t have to
just take our word for our
expertise.
 
Our fantastic team knows
exactly how to create
tailored POS marketing
campaigns that drive and
increase sales.
 
Head over to our awards
page to find out more
about our award-winning
work.
 
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Meet kore the intelligent
in-store marketing platform.
 
Trusted by retailers
nationwide.
 
Unite your marketing,
procurement, and store
teams and streamline
your in-store marketing
operations into one
smart platform.
 
Faster, smarter, and
fully under your control.
 
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We’ve been doing POS
longer than we care to
admit. Big briefs, small
briefs, weird briefs,
we’ve nailed them all. 
 
Our team (yes, we’re
showing off) handles
3D design, walkthroughs,
artwork, photography,
copy, and brand wrangling
(because someone’s got
to keep it tidy).
 
Bottom line: if it’s POS,
we’ve got it covered,
no fuss, no faff, all under
one roof.
 

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Yorkshire’s “green and
pleasant land” isn’t just
a saying, it’s home.
 
And we’re serious about
keeping it that way. That’s
why we’re always tracking
our carbon footprint and
working to shrink our impact.
 
We hit carbon-neutral natural
energy back in 2021, and now
we’re proud to be a World Land
Trust Carbon Balanced Printer,
with a shiny silver EcoVadis
accreditation to boot.
 

fancy a chat

If you’d like to learn more about our POS displays, our marketing support, or any of our other services, get in touch on 01924 780780, email us at enquiries@kolorcraft.com or simply click the link below. We’ll be more than happy to help with any queries you may have, all you have to do is ask!

Fancy a Chat

fancy a chat

If you’d like to learn more about our POS displays, our marketing support, or any of our other services, email us at enquiries@kolorcraft.com or simply click the link below. We’ll be more than happy to help with any queries you may have, all you have to do is ask!